20 Best Books By Oliver Sacks (2023 Update)

Oliver sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. these are case studies of people who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts.

From the best-selling author of gratitude, on the move, and musicophilia, a collection of essays that displays oliver sacks's passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience. oliver sacks, a scientist and a storyteller, is beloved by readers for the extraordinary neurological case histories (awakenings, an anthropologist on mars) in which he introduced and explored many now familiar disorders–autism, tourette's syndrome, face blindness, savant syndrome. he was also a memoirist who wrote with honesty and humor about the remarkable and strange encounters and experiences that shaped him (uncle tungsten, on the move, gratitude). sacks, an oxford-educated polymath, had a deep familiarity not only with literature and medicine but with botany, animal anatomy, chemistry, the history of science, philosophy, and psychology. the river of consciousness is one of two books sacks was working on up to his death, and it reveals his ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless project to understand what makes us human.

In his most extraordinary book, oliver sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. these are case studies of people who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognise people or common objects. in dr sacks's splendid and sympathetic telling, each tale is a unique and deeply human study of life struggling against incredible adversity.

Amazon’s best biographies and memoirs of 2017 list“this touching memoir of the late neurologist oliver sacks, by a photographer and writer with whom he fell in love near the end of his life, turns a story of death into a celebration.” —the new yorker"a beautifully written once-in-a-lifetime book, about love, about life, soul, and the wonderful loving genius oliver sacks, and new york, and laughter and all of creation." —anne lamottbill hayes came to new york city in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. but, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in san francisco, he craved change. grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city’s incessant rhythms, the sight of the empire state building against the night sky, and new yorkers themselves, kindred souls that hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera.and he unexpectedly fell in love again, with his friend and neighbor, the writer and neurologist oliver sacks, whose exuberance–"i don’t so much fear death as i do wasting life," he tells hayes early on–is captured in funny and touching vignettes throughout. what emerges is a portrait of sacks at his most personal and endearing, from falling in love for the first time at age seventy-five to facing illness and death (sacks died of cancer in august 2015). insomniac city is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life. filled with hayes’s distinctive street photos of everyday new yorkers, the book is a love song to the city and to all who have felt the particular magic and solace it offers.

New york times bestsellerjamie oliver, one of the bestselling cookbook authors of all time, is back with brilliantly easy, delicious, and flavor-packed vegetable recipes. – this edition has been adapted for the us market. it was originally published in the uk under the title veg. from simple suppers and family favorites, to weekend dishes for sharing with friends, this book is packed full of phenomenal food – pure and simple. – whether it's embracing a meat-free day or two each week, living a vegetarian lifestyle, or just wanting to try some brilliant new flavor combinations, this book ticks all the boxes. super-tasty, brilliantly simple, but inventive veg dishes include:· amazing veggie chili, comforting black rice, zingy crunchy salsa and chili-rippled yogurt · greens mac 'n' cheese with leek, broccoli & spinach and a toasted almond topping · veggie pad thai, crispy fried eggs, special tamarind & tofu sauce and peanut sprinkle · super spinach pancakes with avocado, tomato and cottage cheese · summer tagliatelle, basil & almond pesto, broken potatoes and delicate green veg – with chapters on soups & sandwiches, brunch, pies & bakes, curries & stews, salads, burgers & fritters, pasta, rice & noodles, and traybakes there's something tasty for every occasion. – sharing simple tips and tricks that will excite the taste buds, this book will give you the confidence to up your vegetable intake and widen your recipe repertoire, safe in the knowledge that it'll taste utterly delicious. it will also leave you feeling full, satisfied and happy – and not missing meat from your plate. “it's all about celebrating really good, tasty food that just happens to be meat-free.”

Oliver sacks has been described (by the new york times book review) as "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century," and his books, including the medical classics migraine and awakenings, have been widely praised by critics from w. h. auden to harold pinter to doris lessing. in his last book, the man who mistook his wife for a hat, dr. sacks undertook a fascinating journey into the world of the neurologically impaired, an exploration that noel perrin in the chicago sun-times called "wise, compassionate, and very literate . . . the kind that restore(s) one's faith in humanity." now, with seeing voices, dr. sacks takes us into the world of the deaf, a world he explores with the same passion and insight that have illuminated other human conditions for his readers everywhere. seeing voices is a journey: a journey first into the history of deaf people, the (often outrageous) ways in which they were seen and treated in the past, and the new understanding that started to dawn in the eighteenth century; and a journey into the present situation of the deaf–a situation which, all too often, is still one of misunderstanding and mistreatment.dr. sacks writes of how he has come to see deaf people "in a new light, as a people, with a distinctive language, sensibility, and culture of their own." indeed, it is only in the last ten years that the extraordinary and beautiful visual-gestural language of the deaf–sign–has been fully recognized as a language, as linguistically complete, rich, and expressive as any spoken language, a language with its own distinctive basis in the brain. the one overwhelming peril for the deaf is to be kept from achieving language competence of any kind, to be denied access to both sign and speech, and that tragedy is completely preventable by early exposure to sign.sign is also social and cultural. it lies at the heart of the many manifestions of "deaf consciousness" in the past twenty years, among them the remarkable uprising of the deaf students at gallaudet university in 1988. the revolt gained international attention and showed the world decisively that deaf people have "come of age" and no longer want to be treated as "disabled." dr. sacks gives a vivid personal account of the revolt and ponders its implications for the future. all his encounters in the course of this exhilarating journey raise issues of surprising depth and richness which, though of paramount interest to deaf people and all concerned with them, also extend powerfully to the human condition in general. oliver sacks has been described (by the new york times book review) as "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century," and his books, including the medical classics migraine and awakenings, have been widely praised by critics from w. h. auden to harold pinter to doris lessing. in his last book, the man who mistook his wife for a hat, dr. sacks undertook a fascinating journey into the world of the neurologically impaired, an exploration that noel perrin in the chicago sun-times called "wise, compassionate, and very literate . . . the kind that restore(s) one's faith in humanity." now, with seeing voices, dr. sacks takes us into the world of the deaf, a world he explores with the same passion and insight that have illuminated other human conditions for his readers everywhere. seeing voices is a journey: a journey first into the history of deaf people, the (often outrageous) ways in which they were seen and treated in the past, and the new understanding that started to dawn in the eighteenth century; and a journey into the present situation of the deaf–a situation which, all too often, is still one of misunderstanding and mistreatment.dr. sacks writes of how he has come to see deaf people "in a new light, as a people, with a distinctive language, sensibility, and culture of their own." indeed, it is only in the last ten years that the extraordinary and beautiful visual-gestural language of the deaf–sign–has been fully recognized as a language, as linguistically complete, rich, and expressive as any spoken language, a language with its own distinctive basis in the brain. the one overwhelming peril for the deaf is to be kept from achieving language competence of any kind, to be denied access to both sign and speech, and that tragedy is completely preventable by early exposure to sign.sign is also social and cultural. it lies at the heart of the many manifestions of "deaf consciousness" in the past twenty years, among them the remarkable uprising of the deaf students at gallaudet university in 1988. the revolt gained international attention and showed the world decisively that deaf people have "come of age" and no longer want to be treated as "disabled." dr. sacks gives a vivid personal account of the revolt and ponders its implications for the future. all his encounters in the course of this exhilarating journey raise issues of surprising depth and richness which, though of paramount interest to deaf people and all concerned with them, also extend powerfully to the human condition in general.

The story of the orphan oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a london peopled by vivid and memorable characters – the arch-villain fagin, the artful dodger, the menacing bill sikes and the prostitute nancy. combining elements of gothic romance, the newgate novel and popular melodrama, in oliver twist dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery. this is the first critical edition to use the bentley's miscellany serial text of 1837-9, showing oliver twist as it appeared to its earliest readers. it includes dickens's 1841 introduction and 1850 preface, the original illustrations and a glossary of contemporary slang. about the author charles dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful pickwick papers (1836-7). his novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. david trotter is quain professor of english language and literature and head of department at university college london. charlotte mitchell is lecturer in english at university college london.

A new york times bestseller, chosen as oprah's "books that help me through" for oprah's book club“no matter where one starts reading, devotions offers much to love, from oliver's exuberant dog poems to selections from the pulitzer prize-winning american primitive, and dream work, one of her exceptional collections. perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem.” —the washington post“it’s as if the poet herself has sidled beside the reader and pointed us to the poems she considers most worthy of deep consideration.” —chicago tribunepulitzer prize-winning poet mary oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.throughout her celebrated career, mary oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. identified as "far and away, this country's best selling poet" by dwight garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years.carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, no voyage and other poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, felicity, published in 2015. this timeless volume, arranged by oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.

Includes an original art print by oliver jeffers! the two most popular, colorful picture books in a generation are now available together in a joint slipcased edition–the perfect gift for the holiday season! in 2013, drew daywalt and oliver jeffers' picture book, the day the crayons quit, became a #1 bestselling smash-hit. it featured a boy named duncan and his funny, disgruntled cast of crayons who decided enough was enough–it was time to walk off the job. luckily, duncan managed to convince them to come back to work and a second book was born, the day the crayons came home, in which a new cast of crayons found themselves displaced–and not all in one piece–in need of finding a way home. now these two books are available together for the first time in a joint slipcased edition. what's better than receiving a copy of the day the crayons quit or the day the crayons came home? receiving them both! a must-have gift purchase for the holiday season, the day the crayons quit slipcase is a timely and handy offering for fans who've already fallen in love with these funny books and those who will take delight in discovering these colorful tales. praise for the day the crayons came home one of parents magazine's ten best children's books of 2015! a publishers weekly best book of the year! "highly anticipated (yes, even for adults)" –entertainment weekly mr. daywalt's text blends with mr. jeffers's illustrations to make a picture book that will have children clamoring for more crayon adventures.–the wall street journal * a masterwork of humor and design . . . sure to be as popular as the day the crayons quit.–booklist, starred review * a brilliant, colorful tale that begs to be read aloud and a must-have for all collections.–school library journal, starred review * once again, daywalt and jeffers create rich emotional lives and personalities for their colorful cast, and it's hard to imagine a reader who won't be delighted.–publishers weekly, starred review "drew daywalt and oliver jeffers once again offer perceptive and frequently hilarious insights… the day the crayons came home will have readers of all ages chuckling–and will inspire kids' empathy and imagination in equal measure."–bookpage praise for the day the crayons quit the #1 new york times bestselling phenomenon–over two years on the bestseller list! winner of the e.b. white read-aloud award amazon's 2013 best picture book of the year a barnes & noble best book of 2013 goodreads' 2013 best picture book of the year * "hilarious . . .

Oliver sacks has always been fascinated by islands–their remoteness, their mystery, above all the unique forms of life they harbor. for him, islands conjure up equally the romance of melville and stevenson, the adventure of magellan and cook, and the scientific wonder of darwin and wallace. drawn to the tiny pacific atoll of pingelap by intriguing reports of an isolated community of islanders born totally color-blind, sacks finds himself setting up a clinic in a one-room island dispensary, where he listens to these achromatopic islanders describe their colorless world in rich terms of pattern and tone, luminance and shadow. and on guam, where he goes to investigate the puzzling neurodegenerative paralysis endemic there for a century, he becomes, for a brief time, an island neurologist, making house calls with his colleague john steele, amid crowing cockerels, cycad jungles, and the remains of a colonial culture. the islands reawaken sacks' lifelong passion for botany–in particular, for the primitive cycad trees, whose existence dates back to the paleozoic–and the cycads are the starting point for an intensely personal reflection on the meaning of islands, the dissemination of species, the genesis of disease, and the nature of deep geologic time. out of an unexpected journey, sacks has woven an unforgettable narrative which immerses us in the romance of island life, and shares his own compelling vision of the complexities of being human. "from the hardcover edition.

“my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. i have loved and been loved. i have been given much and i have given something in return. above all, i have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.” —oliver sacks no writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as oliver sacks. during the last few months of his life, he wrote a set of essays in which he movingly explored his feelings about completing a life and coming to terms with his own death. “it is the fate of every human being,” sacks writes, “to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death.” together, these four essays form an ode to the uniqueness of each human being and to gratitude for the gift of life. “oliver sacks was like no other clinician, or writer. he was drawn to the homes of the sick, the institutions of the most frail and disabled, the company of the unusual and the ‘abnormal.’ he wanted to see humanity in its many variants and to do so in his own, almost anachronistic way—face to face, over time, away from our burgeoning apparatus of computers and algorithms. and, through his writing, he showed us what he saw.” —atul gawande, author of being mortal

Perfect for gift-giving, a boxed set of three brilliant picture books by the illustrator of the day the crayons quit, oliver jeffers ten years ago, oliver jeffers' first picture book, how to catch a star, featured an unnamed boy in a red-and-white striped shirt who captured the hearts of kids the world over. that same boy went on to be featured in three additional books, including lost and found and the way back home, both of which became kid favorites as well. now these three delightfully quirky picture books are available together for the first time, as mini, unjacketed hardcover editions, enclosed within a gorgeously designed die-cut slipcase. the perfect gift for any holiday or special occasion, this gorgeous collection is a wonderful introduction to the #1 new york times bestselling illustrator of the day the crayons quit.

Get ready for mischievous monkeys! moving islands! and a splashy adventure with illustrations on almost every page. when oliver’s explorer parents go missing, he sets sail to find them with some new friends. there’s a grumpy albatross, a nearsighted mermaid . . . even a living island! but the high seas are more exciting and strange than oliver could have imagined. can he and his crew spar with sarcastic seaweed, outrun an army of sea monkeys, win a fabulous maritime fashion contest, and defeat a wicked sea captain in time to save mom and dad? for early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the not-so-impossible tales are packed with silly humor, action, and larger-than-life fun. this book was previously published in hardcover as oliver and the seawigs. readers’ ribs aren’t the only ones that get a vigorous tickle.” —kirkus reviews “a delightfully told, beautiful tale of nautical hairdressing, saltwater primates and sarcastic seaweed—this is my kind of book!” —chris riddell, award-winning co-creator of the edge chronicles

Tell sackett had been lured into the apache's mountain stronghold by the icy beauty of his brother's wife. he didn't go alone. john j. battles, spanish murphy and the half-breed tampico rode beside him. each was driven by his past to test his speed and cunning against an enemy who could smell a white man a mile away-and then shoot his eyes out at a dead gallop. it was a contest few men could enter-and fewer still could hope to win. – they are the unforgettable pioneer family created by master storyteller louis l'amour to bring to vivid life the spirit and adventure of the american frontier. the sacketts, men and women who challenged the untamed wilderness with their dreams and their courage. from generation to generation they pushed ever westward with a restless, wandering urge, a kinship with the free, wild places and a fierce independence. – the sacketts always stood tall and, true to their strong family pride, they would unite to take on any and all challenges, no matter how overwhelming the odds. each sackett novel is a complete, exciting history adventure, and read a s a group, louis l'amour's the sacketts form an epic story of the building of our mighty nation, a saga cherished by millions of readers around the world for more than a quarter century.

New york: harperperennial 1990. paperback. pp. x 243. 8vo. black and white illustrations. light shelfwear ink name to first page; very good.

New york: harperperennial 1990. paperback. pp. x 243. 8vo. black and white illustrations. light shelfwear ink name to first page; very good.

"in this final volume, oliver sacks examines the many passions of his own life, as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence, and as a polymath conversant in all the sciences. everything in its place brings together writings–many never before published–on a rich variety of topics. why do humans need gardens? how, and when, does a physician tell his patient she has alzheimer's? what is social media doing to our brains? in several of the compassionate case histories included here, sacks considers the enigmas of depression, psychosis, and schizophrenia for the first time, and in others he returns to conditions that have long fascinated him: tourette's syndrome, aging, dementia, and hallucinations. in counterpoint to these elegant investigations of what makes us human, this volume also includes pieces that celebrate sacks's love of the natural world–and his final meditations on life in the twenty-first-century. everything in its place gives us an intimate portrait of a master writer and thinker at work."–provided by publisher.

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